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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2022
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Todd R. Kabrich, Tomball, TX (US);
Casey A. Otten, Spring, TX (US);
Yuesheng He, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 47/06 (2012.01); F04B 49/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/06 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); F04B 49/08 (2013.01); F05D 2270/09 (2013.01); F05D 2270/3013 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method may include monitoring, by a controller, operation of a pump of at least one hydraulic fracturing rig during ramp-up of the pump. Each of the at least one hydraulic fracturing rig may further include an engine and a transmission. The method may further include detecting, by the controller, an issue in the operation of the pump based on the monitoring of the operation and performing an action based on the detecting of the issue.